Victoria Mine and Dam

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Title: Victoria Mine and Dam
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Metal Trade - Copper Industry and Trade - Copper Mines and Mining, Earthwork - Dams, Water
Condition: Good
Description: Contributing to the prosperity of Ontonagon county and especially the Rockland area was the Victoria Mining Co. of a few years back. Now but a series of foundations, abandoned buildings and vacant and windowless log houses, the old Victoria property is still the object of visitation by tourists and yesterday's resident who continue to come back to revision the scenes and happenings of a former day. [Image of the dam at Victoria. Please see comment section for further information on the mine.]
Source of Description: Daily Mining Gazette Article [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Bob Skuggen
Date of Photo: October 9 1953
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 6.3 cm x 20.6 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS051-002-005-001
Collection Name: Daily Mining Gazette Photograph Collection
Terms of Use: Rights to reproduce and distribute this image may be restricted. Contact the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections for further information.
User Comments:
• The mine was located four miles west of Rockland. It was discovered in old Inidan pits and when first worked in 1849, was known as the Cushing. The mine was organized one year later and saw a part of it being set off to make what was known as the Glen mine, it too, having been discovered through ancient Indian workings. For a long period of time it was known as the Forest mine. Nearby was the Shirley Mining Company and farther west was the Tremont and Devon.The company didn't get its Victoria name until 1858. Water power was talked of in the early days, but it remained for Captain Thomas Hooper to accomplish that when he opened the Victoria again in 1898.The Victoria was operated up to 1921 by Captain Hooper's son, George. According to word that got around, the mine was making considerable copper, but ther was too much development work going on right along in the underground working, the expense of which took all the cash that was made from the sale of copper.Then as some of the elderly Rockland residents have stated, As no dividends were coming in, the company decided to close down and in 1921 that is just what was done. [Daily Mining Gazette Article - October 9, 1953 Edition.]"
4/20/2009 10:11:47 AM by Christine Holland, Archives